Planning meals for Wineconf

[Jeremy White]

Folks,

I worry that we have left this a little bit too late, and
that we have not been giving Herr Gemkow enough support.

At this point, I understand that we have the following
plans:

1.  Coffee to be provided by the University, as they
       have good high powered coffee makers.

2.  Rolls of some sort to be bought and brought in
       separately by local volunteers, whether that's
       Michael, Andi, or Brian is not yet clear.
       The thinking is that most folks will have breakfast
       at their hotel, so the rolls/donuts are a 'nice to
       have', not a 'have to have'.

3.  Lunch is still open.  I think if we just ordered
       30 pizzas delivered along with some soda that would
       suffice.  I don't know if there are more elaborate
       plans than that, or if it would be okay for us to
       have pizza in the meeting rooms.

4.  Dinner Saturday I think we're nearly done on; I understand
       that Hans-Ulrich is making a reservation for us on
       Saturday.

Is that about right?  Am I way behind the curve?

It seems to me that if we could have someone to volunteer
to take care of rolls (there are two days, so maybe two
volunteers), and if someone could volunteer to figure
out lunch, that we would maybe have this covered.

As far as how this all gets paid for, I think we're still
figuring out who is willing to sponsor what events; CodeWeavers
will at the least cover any otherwise unclaimed expenses,
so folks should certainly feel comfortable scheduling pizza
deliveries knowing that someone will step up to pay for it.

(I was planning on picking up dinner on Saturday; if all other
expenses get to be too much, I'm going to assume no one will mind
going dutch on Saturday; we're looking at ~20-25 EUR/person).

Thoughts?  Comments?

Cheers,

Jer

[Brian Vincent]

Jeremy White  wrote:
> I worry that we have left this a little bit too late, and
> that we have not been giving Herr Gemkow enough support.
>
> At this point, I understand that we have the following
> plans:
> - Coffee to be provided by the University, as they
> have good high powered coffee makers.

This would be nice.
> - Rolls of some sort to be bought and brought in
> separately by local volunteers, whether that's
> Michael, Andi, or Brian is not yet clear.
> The thinking is that most folks will have breakfast
> at their hotel, so the rolls/donuts are a 'nice to
> have', not a 'have to have'.

I agree - everyone was told in advance to eat at the hotel.  It seems
almost everyone is staying at the hotel.

I get into town on Tuesday, I may be able to help with some of this.  
Perhaps we can find out who the hotel gets their stuff from and order a 
little extra?
> - Lunch is still open.  I think if we just ordered
> 30 pizzas delivered along with some soda that would
> suffice.  I don't know if there are more elaborate
> plans than that, or if it would be okay for us to
> have pizza in the meeting rooms.

Yes - pizza for lunch is fine.
> - Dinner Saturday I think we're nearly done on; I understand
> that Hans-Ulrich is making a reservation for us on
> Saturday.

Yes, I believe we have dinner on Saturday worked out.  For Friday, I
think it should just be informal.  I'll be in town early, so I'll try
to find somewhere that could hold 30+ people.  Maybe we can split it
between a few different restaurants in the same area.
> It seems to me that if we could have someone to volunteer
> to take care of rolls (there are two days, so maybe two
> volunteers), and if someone could volunteer to figure
> out lunch, that we would maybe have this covered.

If someone knows a bakery near the University, I can stop in on 
Tuesday or Wednesday and place the order.  I could also wander
around and figure this out.
> Thoughts?  Comments?

Jeremy, are you going to bring Mandy? :)  That would make organizing it easier.

-Brian

[Ann and Jason Edmeades]

Is there any firm plans yet for Fri eve? I'll be arriving on the same flight
as Mike and Huw which flies into Stuttgart at 6pm.

I assume the meal on Sat will be booked for everyone - I don't believe I saw
anything asking for names, but if I missed it, stick me down :-)

Regarding Sunday - Is anyone else leaving on from Stuttgart on the Sun? I
have a flight out at 6:40, if anyone wants to head back to the airport for a
departure around there? (I assume the S-Bahn runs regularly on the Sun?)

Jason

[Michael Stefaniuc]

Hello,

Jeremy White wrote:
> I worry that we have left this a little bit too late, and
> that we have not been giving Herr Gemkow enough support.
>
> At this point, I understand that we have the following
> plans:
> -
>
> Coffee to be provided by the University, as they
> have good high powered coffee makers.
> -
>
> Rolls of some sort to be bought and brought in
> separately by local volunteers, whether that's
> Michael, Andi, or Brian is not yet clear.

Yeah, I'm bringing some stuff from the backery in the morning with me. 
I'll check in the "Metro" if they have some sort of roles in big 
packages. But i suspect so.
All this if the doc wont ground me (got ill over the weekend in Milano 
and I can go to the doc only on thursday as I return only tomorrow).
>   The thinking is that most folks will have breakfast
>   at their hotel, so the rolls/donuts are a 'nice to
>   have', not a 'have to have'.
>
> - Lunch is still open.  I think if we just ordered
> 30 pizzas delivered along with some soda that would
> suffice.  I don't know if there are more elaborate
> plans than that, or if it would be okay for us to
> have pizza in the meeting rooms.

I think there is some more healthier food planned, Mr Gemkow would know 
more. The US guys should survive that ;)
> - Dinner Saturday I think we're nearly done on; I understand
> that Hans-Ulrich is making a reservation for us on
> Saturday.
>
> Is that about right?  Am I way behind the curve?
>
> It seems to me that if we could have someone to volunteer
> to take care of rolls (there are two days, so maybe two
> volunteers), and if someone could volunteer to figure
> out lunch, that we would maybe have this covered.
>
> As far as how this all gets paid for, I think we're still
> figuring out who is willing to sponsor what events; CodeWeavers
> will at the least cover any otherwise unclaimed expenses,
> so folks should certainly feel comfortable scheduling pizza
> deliveries knowing that someone will step up to pay for it.
>
> (I was planning on picking up dinner on Saturday; if all other
> expenses get to be too much, I'm going to assume no one will mind
> going dutch on Saturday; we're looking at ~20-25 EUR/person).

bye
    michael

[Paul Millar]

On Tuesday 26 April 2005 20:09, Michael Stefaniuc wrote:
> Jeremy White wrote:
> > - Rolls of some sort to be bought and brought in
> > separately by local volunteers, whether that's
> > Michael, Andi, or Brian is not yet clear.

I'm not sure if I can help with the buying, my German is terrible, but 
if you need a extra pair of hands...
> Yeah, I'm bringing some stuff from the backery in the morning with
> me. I'll check in the "Metro" if they have some sort of roles in
> big packages. But i suspect so.

Just a gentle reminder that some of us are veggies, so if some of the 
food is without meat, that would be nice :^)
> All this if the doc wont ground me (got ill over the weekend in
> Milano and I can go to the doc only on thursday as I return only
> tomorrow).

Good luck, I hope you're up to travelling...

Cheers,

Paul.